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New apps are cataloging your closet to make and save you money… Hello, wardrobe investing.Lime e-scooters filed to IPO… but says its big risk is potholes (seriously, potholes).There’s an underground stock trading league held in a boxing gym… you bet on betters betting.Plus, MBAs ...  Show more

BuzzFeed was just sold… so we wrote a eulogy to the most disruptive media brand of the decade.Inflation’s new milestone… It beat your paycheck (and is explained by Diet Coke cans in India).Why is $50 Swatch collabing with $50,000 Audemars Piquet?... It’s the oddest couple in hist ...  Show more

In the past couple years, demand has gone wild for drugs like Ozempic – and its cousins, Zepbound, Wegovy, and Mounjaro. For people who had never been able to lose weight before, suddenly the numbers on the scale were plummeting. And everybody wanted to get their hands on them. N ...  Show more

Ever wondered why you can buy fresh Peruvian blueberries in the dead of winter? The answer, surprisingly, is tied to cocaine. Today on the show, we look at how the War on Drugs led to an American trade policy and a foreign aid initiative that won us blueberries all year round. An ...  Show more

<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The news to know for Thursday, July 3, 2025! </span>

<span style="font-size: 12pt;">We'll tell you about the verdict in the Sean 'Diddy' Combs case and what's next for the former music mogul. </span>

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For episode 2 of Planet Money Summer School, we are talking strategy. You have your million dollar business idea, and maybe some money in your pocket to get it up and running. But now you enter into a crowded market. You have to deal with competition. So, what can you do to make ...  Show more